Collaborative Research for More Democratic Policy
“…politicians don’t live our lives and have no intentions of living our lives – you with me? They just make decisions about our lives, even though they know nothing about …
How is ‘Devo Manc’ reshaping Greater Manchester’s transport infrastructure and who is doing it?
By Dr Mike Hodson and Professor Andrew McMeekin With the launch of a new project based at the University of Manchester—‘Making devolution work differently: housing and transport in Greater Manchester after devolution’—Mike Hodson …
Precarious Lives, Democracy and ‘Affective Politics’
“…politicians don’t live our lives and have no intention of living our lives – you with me? They just make the decisions about our lives, even though they know nothing …
Berry’s ‘disoriented left’ and the possibilities of an alternative
Craig Berry’s paper, ‘The disoriented left? Growth model failure and the nascent politics of a transformative narrative’ is a most welcome contribution to a debate around the political economy of the …
The Politics of Poverty and the Silencing of Inequality
Poverty in the UK is set to rise as a result of current government policy, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies predicting that the number of children in relative poverty …
Not racist, just resentful
By: Ben Gidley, Associate Professor and Senior Researcher, COMPAS, University of Oxford In continental Europe, governments, civil society and academics are increasingly likely to repeat the mantra that integration is “a …
Were 2011 rioters sentenced more harshly?
By Dr Carly Lightowlers and Dr Hannah Quirk In the wake of the summer disorder of 2011, debate around the proportionality of sentences dispensed for relatively trivial behaviour, such as stealing …
Embracing Our Everyday
If anti-poverty actions are to make a difference, they must have an impact on the everyday experiences of people, making life better on a daily basis, while also moving towards …
The Centre for Social Justice: Decision-based evidence making to punish the poor
By Daniel Silver, Becky Clarke, Amina Lone, Patrick Williams Iain Duncan Smith established the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think-tank in 2004 following his ‘Easterhouse epiphany’ in Glasgow, as he …